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THE conversation about reform in Pakistan is dead. It has been for years.
In Islamabad, the government is celebrating its diplomatic success in the war. These achievements are real and deserve recognition. Specifically, Pakistan has successfully brokered a ceasefire between Iran and the US and has since put in strenuous efforts to turn this into a comprehensive peace deal. This is potentially historic. If successful, it could remake the region in fundamental ways, altering the security architecture of the Middle East and Central Asia. This is a diplomatic feat of the highest order, and it should be lauded.
However, this cannot become the basis for securing the next generation of economic growth.
That growth must come from domestic reform — a conversation that is unsexy and unglamorous, but the only way Pakistan can stand on its own feet.
